Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Spain
Spain: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Spain stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Spain peaked at 6.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 130th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 5.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Spain's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.3% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020 | -29.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 128 Malaysia 5.5% compare
- 129 Costa Rica 5.5% compare
- 130 Austria 5.2% compare
- 130 Belgium 5.2% compare
- 130 Bulgaria 5.2% compare
- 130 Croatia 5.2% compare
- 130 Cyprus 5.2% compare
- 130 Czechia 5.2% compare
- 130 Denmark 5.2% compare
- 130 Estonia 5.2% compare
- 130 Finland 5.2% compare
- 130 France 5.2% compare
- 130 Germany 5.2% compare
- 130 Greece 5.2% compare
- 130 Hungary 5.2% compare
- 130 Ireland 5.2% compare
- 130 Italy 5.2% compare
- 130 Latvia 5.2% compare
- 130 Lithuania 5.2% compare
- 130 Malta 5.2% compare
- 130 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 130 Poland 5.2% compare
- 130 Portugal 5.2% compare
- 130 Romania 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovakia 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovenia 5.2% compare
- 130 Sweden 5.2% compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 127.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 255.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Spain?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Spain was 5.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Spain ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.